Difference between revisions of "corpora allata"
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|lexical category=plural; singular <b>corpus allatum</b> | |lexical category=plural; singular <b>corpus allatum</b> | ||
| − | |definition=([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) Specialized [[endocrine glands]], usually a pair of glandular bodies (may be fused to a single median organ) behind and linked to the brain by small [[nerve fiber]]s, that produce juvenile hormones regulating metamorphosis and yolk deposition in the egg; ganglia alata. | + | |definition=([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) Specialized [[endocrine glands]], usually a pair of [[glandular]] bodies (may be [[fused]] to a single [[median]] organ) behind and linked to the [[brain]] by small [[nerve fiber]]s, that produce [[juvenile]] hormones regulating [[metamorphosis]] and [[yolk]] deposition in the egg; ganglia alata. |
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